Special Events


Countdown to an ABG Plant Sale

Text and photos by Marla Koss, additional photo credits to Holly Johnson JANUARY: The holidays are over. Things are finally quiet for most. But Alameda Backyard Growers’ Spring Plant Sale organizers are just getting revved up. They have a mere three-and-a-half months to raise hundreds of tomato, vegetable, herb and […]

ABG Plant Sale 2023

wreath making workshop participants

Wreath Making Workshop

Thank you to everyone who participated in ABG’s fun, outdoor, in-Alameda wreath-making workshop on Sunday, December 4. We used gathered and purchased items to craft beautiful wreaths. ABG provided instruction, wreath backings, floral wire, glue and light refreshments. Check out photos from our workshop!


Film – Symphony of the Soil

On Monday, January 13, at 7 PM ABG will present a movie night at Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. ,Alameda , co-hosted by StopWaste! Free popcorn! Please bring your own container for water to reduce waste. Trevor Probert of StopWaste will lead a Carbon Farming discussion after the movie. […]

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Summer Garden Talk and Potluck

Third Annual Garden Tour

Please join us for Alameda Backyard Growers’ Third Annual Garden Tour. This year, we focus on food production. Margie Siegal has made her large yard into a mini-farm. She raises fruit trees, herbs and lots of different vegetables. Margie will show us the innovative techniques she’s used to solve some […]


Special Film Showing – Modified

WHEN: January 11, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 In the award-winning documentary Modified (87 minutes | Canada | 2017), the filmmaker and her mother embark on a personal and poignant investigative journey to find out why genetically modified […]